Rumors are circulating that one of baseball’s highest paid men, Alex Rodriguez, could be heading to the San Francisco Giants from the New York Yankees.
“For Alex Rodriguez, this trip to San Francisco could be for more than an appearance in the All Star game. It could also be an audition.”
What exactly does he mean?
“It’s also public knowledge that the Giants are probably going to be saying goodbye to one highly compensated superstar at the end of the year when Barry Bonds takes his home-run record and limps off either into the sunset (which, being over the Pacific Ocean, would cheer some hearts) or into a DH role with an American League club.”
And that means plenty of money for A-Rod should he choose to move to the other side of the country from New York.
According to Celizic, it’s no secret that A-Rod can opt out of his contract at the end of this year with three years and $81 million still owed to him.
“It’s also no secret that his agent, Scott “Chutzpah” Boras, has scores of trial balloons floating around baseball front offices, with every one of them carrying a $30 million-per-season price tag for the next six or eight years of his client’s services.”
